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The 2008 Chicago Council Survey focuses on attitudes about foreign policy prior to the triggering of the international financial crisis in the fall of 2008.

While the US public believes trade is good for the economy, it does favors some restrictions—especially on goods such as semiconductors.

Most believe Russia should continue to pursue an independent foreign policy despite the sanctions, which are attributed to the West’s hostility and misunderstanding of the situation in Ukraine.

For the first time since the question was first asked in the 1994 Chicago Council Survey, more Americans say that Asia is more important to the US than Europe.

Public support for the 2021 infrastructure bill breaks across party lines and may miss the connection to US competitiveness.

The public also remains in favor of maintaining long-term military bases abroad.

The US strategy toward Africa today is neither effective nor sustainable. It’s time to flip the script.

Other neighboring countries, including Japan, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are viewed less favorably.